Mechanical properties of nanostructured silicon carbide consolidated by spark plasma sintering

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 147-156

  Lorrette, Christophe ^a,b   Réau, Adrien ^b   Briottet, Laurent ^a  

^a CEA GRENOBLE   (France)

^b SRMA   (France)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Nanostructure; SiC; SPS; Toughness

Indexed keywords

GRAIN SIZE; HIGH DENSITY; HIGH TEMPERATURE STRENGTH; HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; LOW SINTERING; LOWER DENSITY; NANO GRAINS; NANO-SIZE; NANOSTRUCTURED SILICON; NUCLEAR ACTIVATION; NUCLEAR APPLICATION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SIC; SPS; STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS; YOUNG MODULUS;

BENDING STRENGTH; BORON; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NANOSTRUCTURES; SILICON CARBIDE; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84866980032     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2012.07.030     Document Type: Article

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